Talk:1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Cloudz679 (talk · contribs) 13:15, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Images are appropriately licensed and captioned. Stable, neutral and broad in its coverage. There are concerns regarding items 1 and 2 of the criteria, however.
 * I will review this nomination. C679 13:15, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

A couple of dead links, e.g. fn88 and fn63. Per WP:NONENG, "English-language sources are preferred over non-English ones whenever English sources of equal quality and relevance are available", however there is currently one Turkish-language source, one Icelandic, one Dutch, one Norwegian which could be replaced. Sources in Swedish and German are considered appropriate due to the context of the match. fn64 and fn90 seem to be lacking a URL.

The prose requires significant attention; I fear this may be too much to ask of the nominator and a decent copy edit is certainly in order before a future nomination. In addition to numerous examples of comma misuse, I found the following action points, detailed below. Accordingly, I am closing this review and the article will be not listed:


 * the first two sentences, in the lead, are too long


 * idioms
 * Chelsea had the upper hand
 * were pitted against
 * pitted against
 * read the attempt


 * link "the double", "libero"


 * why does League Cup link to the 1998 final?


 * "As a result the English team won the double, having previously won the League Cup, and also the competition for the second time since 1971, conjointly gaining qualification for the 1998 UEFA Super Cup." the competition appears to grammatically refer to the League Cup, but the link is to a CWC


 * jargon, e.g. the English outfit, a brace


 * "a 7–1 victory, during which Vialli scored a hat-trick; the other goals were scored by Dan Petrescu, Gianfranco Zola and Frank Leboeuf" I only make that six?


 * confusing or multiple meanings
 * Chelsea clashed with Real Betis
 * The final opposition in the semi-finals
 * Into the semi-finals, Lokomotiv Moscow waited for Stuttgart
 * Each side also progressed in the domestic cup competitions – Chelsea lost against Manchester United with three goals to five in the 1997–98 FA Cup third round – the third round was their first match in the competition
 * but found limited success, with a 2–1 defeat of Middlesbrough in the 1998 Football League Cup Final – how is "limited" success demonstrated by winning a trophy?
 * being forced to a 2–2 stalemate
 * replaced a fourth overseas footballer
 * Chelsea held on

C679 09:18, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * general prose:
 * An entire 30,216
 * was won with 2–1
 * goals signed by
 * Stuttgart received a place in the tournament, following their celebrations in the 1996–97 campaign, of the German Cup, Germany's annually contest
 * with 5–2
 * At Lokomotiv Stadium, Bobic once again managed to score, during the first half, which proved to be decisive as Stuttgart won 1–0 and the concluding tie 3–1 to proceed to the final.
 * Both Chelsea and Stuttgart ended their seasons in fourth place, of their respective leagues, the FA Premier League and the Bundesliga.
 * Stuttgart had been pitted against English clubs on two meetings of the same competition, the former over Burnley in the following season. – following what?
 * the club saw themselves be eliminated
 * the absence of air flights available
 * the side announced
 * they had issued tickets alone for those, who had ordered the more higher-priced package
 * For the final, Råsunda had a capacity of generally 35,000
 * his first time to decide a closing match in a European contest
 * counting one qualifier
 * the fourth official was unveiled as Livio Bazzoli
 * an estimate 8.9 million
 * Stuttgart suffered from no player injuries, but defenders Frank Verlaat and Martin Spanring's bans, prevented them from taking part in the game
 * Spanring's role in the middle – of what?
 * Chelsea's goalscoring chance came
 * Wise from a Di Matteo free kick launch another volley, with the successive effort going just off the target
 * Prior to the first half, Chelsea continued to dominate possession and round-up more opportunities
 * the ball was given to Wise, after cooperation between Petrescu and Vialli, whose shot went just across the left goal
 * generated another endeavor
 * make Wohlfahrt throw himself to the right in order to prevent the shot
 * substitute change
 * found its way straight in the top right corner
 * It did not affect Chelsea
 * his achievements to the Chelsea side
 * if his substitution was all projected
 * Chelsea's glory meant Aston Villa gained a place in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup – why?
 * His word was also shared by Bobic
 * Bobic who felt that his team were treated unfairly to the goal
 * regonised